Growing up, I watched my aunt struggle with depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. For her entire adult life, her family fell below the poverty line. She could not afford therapy or any sort of mental health help and, as a result of her financial situation, she felt as though she was unworthy and undeserving of receiving this help, even if she could. Her situation continued to worsen. Eventually, her husband could no longer work due to an injury and they began relying on disability checks to survive and feed their two children. My aunt had always dreamed of having a large family, though it was financially unfeasible and she was struggling to support the two children she already had. Eventually, she got pregnant again and later had a stillborn baby, significantly decreasing her mental health more. She began self-harming and later attempted to take her life multiple times. While she was unsuccessful, watching her struggle with such horrific emotional pain at a young age inspired me to pursue a degree in the mental health field, as I wanted to help people like her. Additionally, there have been multiple instances in which I have been a support to peers and friends who have lost people close to them because of suicide. Seeing how poor mental health affects both those struggling and their friends and family has further encouraged me to go into the field of psychology. However, after taking a few psychology courses in high school, I have discovered that my largest curiosities and passions within psychology lie in abnormal psychology. I have also concluded that psychiatry would be the most sufficient way that I feel I can help people. Thus, I plan to study psychology and pre-medicine, and later psychiatry. After a few years of practice, I hope to open a clinic in a low-income community to best help people that endure similar situations as my aunt. I have also done research regarding the link between finances and poor mental health. This research has, in short, confirmed a connection between financial instability and suicide that I plan to combat via opening this clinic. While it may be unrealistic to hope to stop one’s financial situation from hindering their ability to receive mental healthcare altogether, I do hope to make a significant difference and allow those who would not typically be able to afford therapy or medication to receive the help they need.